HYDERABAD: When 25-year-old Hitarth Dholakia was struggling to make both ends meet by working as an attendant at a petrol bunk in the city, not even his co-workers had an inkling that he is the
US-educated
scion of a Surat-based diamond baron's family.
Hitarth, the second son of Ghanshyam Dholakia, one of the promoters of the Rs 6,000-crore Hari Krishna Exports, that has a presence in over 70 countries, spent the past one month living a commoner's life and surviving on odd jobs, as part of his father's priceless lessons on the value of money and hard work.
Hitarth, who recently completed his BBA course in the US and landed in India early last month, was instructed by his father to embark on a journey sans the family tag.
After he arrived at the
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on July 10, he took a bus to Secunderabad, from where he began his 'real' journey.
Hitarth, who first started working at a McDonald's outlet in Hyderabad, said, "With no money or identity, it was hard to find a job. The living conditions were also difficult as I had to share an accommodation in Begumpet with 14 others. However, I accepted this challenge."
He worked as an attendant at a petrol bunk, a marketing firm delivery man and a salesman. He made Rs 5,000 in one month and has now returned home to join his father's business, a much wiser man.
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